No, I didn’t take any exciting hikes this week. I have been laid low by the area’s heat wave, which will probably be the only one we’ll have all year. I walked a few short miles today on a familiar shady trail and came home with a blistered foot. I had worn sandals since I thought my athletic shoes would be too hot. Whine, whine, whine …

I know the heat will break soon. In the mean time, I shall refresh myself with memories of some winter hikes, knowing that I’ll be chipping ice off my driveway in a few short months. Stay cool!

Barrett Mtn. from Little Stony Top, New Ipswich, N.H. Sadly, this trail has since been closed by the property owner.

My one snowman of the season winter 2013.

Wapack Trail on Barrett Mountain in New Ipswich. Fresh powder for my snowshoe hike.

Stone wall in Joe English reservation, Amherst, N.H.

Walking up the snowy auto road at Weeks State Park yielded this view of the Presidentials.